'There Is No Modi Wave'

'I am shocked that the BJP makes so many commitments. What did they deliver as the NDA?' IMAGE: Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) candidate Supriya Sule speaks to the media while......

BJP's Complete Distrust Of Federalism

What is to be done to resist the twin thrusts of the BJP's ideology, majoritarian and a strong centripetal instinct against federalism? asks Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Delhi Ministers Saurabh Bharadwaj......

Why South India Is Unhappy With Modi

On one hand, South Indian states have been complaining about denial of a proportionate portion of the sharable funds from the Centre, based on population. On the other hand, they stand to lose Lok......

LS passes 22 legislations in 17 sittings lasting 44 hrs, RS met for 50 hrs

The ethnic violence in Manipur dominated the Monsoon session which ended on Friday with Parliament witnessing repeated disruptions and protests by the Opposition in both Houses and a fiery debate......

How the markets will fare this week

Equity markets will take cues from the US tariff related developments, global trends and trading activity of foreign investors this week, analysts said. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Maestro A R Rahman's sound tips for Mahindra EVs

As auto major Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) became the number two player in the retail passenger vehicle segment for the first time in February, powered by its new launches, the company is setting its......

Foreign companies' tax burden at record low in India

Foreign companies now pay less tax relative to their earnings than at any time in more than three decades. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Foreign private companies paid 24.36 per cent of......

GST kitty up 7.3% to Rs 1.77 lakh cr in Dec

The gross GST collection rose 7.3 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1.77 lakh crore in December despite significant increase in both domestic and export refunds. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......